Ministry of Justice in United Kingdom

Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in North Ireland

The MoJ was established on 9 May 2007. It has responsibility for the courts, sentencing, prisons, plus policies like voting, crown dependencies, human rights, tribunals and freedom of information.

In Northern Ireland, on the devolution of justice and policing matters to the Northern Ireland Assembly, the MoJ’s equivalent is the Department of Justice.

Additional information can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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Further Reading

• Ministry of Justice in the Encyclopedia of Britain
• Ministry of Justice in the Osborn’s Concise Law Dictionary
• Ministry of Justice in the Halsbury’s Laws of England
• Ministry of Justice in the Stroud’s Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases
• Ministry of Justice in the Jowitt’s Dictionary of English Law
• Ministry of Justice in the New Oxford Companion to Law
• Ministry of Justice in the Words and Phrases Legally Defined
• Ministry of Justice in the Oxford Dictionary of Law